Intracranial oncotic aneurysms from choriocarcinoma. Case report and review of the literature.
Intracranial oncotic aneurysms are very rare. Only twelve reported cases were from choriocarcinoma. We present a new case with two aneurysms disappearing after chemotherapy, the second in the literature but the first case with persistence of all arteries.
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Department of Neuroradiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*